Chapter 97

Chapter 97

As the vortex dissipated, Mo Jian’s figure also vanished along with it.

Seeing this scene, Su Xu’s expression turned a little gloomy.

“This was meant to be left for Hao’er. His bone—he should take it himself. That’s the patriarch’s will.”

Su Zhong spoke calmly.

At this moment, high above in the sky, the servants of the Huaxu Family were all trembling in fear.

Huaxu Ran was like a startled bird, shivering uncontrollably.

His powerful protector had actually vanished like a foam mirage.

What kind of terrifying expert was that?!

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Am I truly going to die here today?

Would I become the laughingstock of the heavens and myriad realms—a coward on the path of invincibility, a weakling who let his protector intervene rather than face the invincible, a… waste!

Now that the path of invincibility had been reopened, he would become one of the greatest jokes among all worlds.

In this moment… the shadows of the past flooded back into his heart.

“Trash!! He’s nothing but trash!!”

“Hahaha, I heard he was a product of close-relative inbreeding!”

“No way! Really? This kind of trash is actually a descendant of two divine-blood clansmen?!”

Voices long forgotten echoed once more.

All his past arrogance and pride had merely been a mask to conceal the sorrow buried deep in his heart.

He was a child of close-relative marriage, an experiment by the clan attempting to purify the bloodline.

He was a disgrace, mocked by all.

Until he awakened his bloodline at the age of eighteen, stepping into the path of cultivation, and climbing step by step to become the current seventh in the sequence.

And now… everything he cherished was turning to dust.

The dignity he had pursued his entire life— vanished without a trace…

It was more painful than death.

At this moment, a vast and grand voice emerged from deep within his soul.

“I saw it… the flame of ambition… I heard it… the chime of desire!”

“Now, you are trapped in a death situation—only I can save you!”

“Accept my inheritance. Bathe in the blood of your kin, and step onto the Emperor’s Road!”

That eerie voice kept luring him.

“By cultivating this technique, you will gain supreme power. Bathe in kin blood, and you can borrow the might of a Great Emperor!”

Huaxu Ran didn’t care whose voice it was anymore.

As long as he could preserve his life—as long as he could keep his dignity, he was willing to give up everything!

“I accept! I accept the inheritance!!”

He roared in his heart.

“Open your mind!” the voice said again.

Then, a boundless pain erupted instantly, causing Huaxu Ran to faint in the skies.

Inside his soul, a deep imprint flickered with a red glow.

On Lingxiao Peak, a blood mist emerged in Su Zhou’s palm, within which appeared the figure of Huaxu Ran.

Now, the other’s life and power were entirely at his whim.

With just a sliver of power lent to the other, he could receive a hundredfold return.

In the end, it would cause the other to be submerged in the vortex of power until his life was transformed into Su Zhou’s puppet.

This was the Nether River Dao Canon!

And Huaxu Ran— was his first Dao Slave.

The first step in his plan to infiltrate the Huaxu Family.

“From now on, each time you kill one of your kin, I’ll grant you one share of strength.”

“Kill a hundred clansmen, and I’ll grant you a hundredfold killing power. You will grow stronger this way… and eventually, you’ll fall.”

Su Zhou smiled faintly.

With his current cultivation, he could claim a hundred Dao Slaves.

He should start thinking— how to spark a brand-new forbidden legend across the myriad realms.

Only then could he attract high-quality Dao Slaves.

“So that’s the means of the patriarch.”

Su Nan looked at the unconscious Huaxu Ran and sensed something in the void.

He thus did not interfere.

The patriarch’s arrangements were fate.

Moreover, he still had his own path to walk…

He was about to set out east, to once again tread the road of invincibility— to sweep away all other heaven’s prides.

“From here on, it’s up to you.”

Su Nan glanced at the remaining sequence members.

Then, without the slightest hesitation, he stepped eastward into the sky, clad in white robes, as if a divine demon walking the human world.

Within the golden wave conjured by the protector, the unconscious woman had long been swept along.

He too would now return to the Su Family to report, then return again to continue protecting Su Nan.

As all matters in the heavens settled…

Before the Su Family members could even act, those from the other factions, having seen the truth, drew their blades against the Mo Family.

Their leaders even smiled respectfully at Su Xu and the others.

“For such a small matter, there’s no need to trouble a hidden noble clan!”

“We are willing to serve!”

Now they held butcher’s knives in hand, showing no mercy as they slaughtered the remaining Mo Family members— even more ruthlessly than the Su Family sequence.

Gone were the days of friendly ties among noble families.

“Hahahaha! Kill! Go on and kill!!”

“My son Mo Jian has the bearing of a Great Emperor! In the future, my Mo Family shall shine again!!”

“You will all be bones on Jian’er’s path to the throne!!”

Mo Tianli laughed wildly.

Just then, Su Tian finally arrived.

Seeing the Mo Family’s condition, the pent-up frustration in his chest finally dispersed.

And when he heard Mo Tianli’s righteous speech, a hint of mockery appeared at the corner of his lips.

He strode over to the barely-breathing Mo Tianli and whispered something into his ear.

Immediately, Mo Tianli’s eyes widened in disbelief: “Impossible!! Absolutely! Absolutely impossible!!”

The words fell— and his eyes bled tears of blood as he died.

[Ding!! Congratulations, Host, for completing the clan mission!]

[This mission’s evaluation: Red Grade!]

[Congratulations on obtaining reward: Disciple Template – Ancient Blood Battle Emperor!]

[Congratulations on obtaining reward: Spirit Vein Advancement Card!]

[Congratulations on obtaining reward: Family Divine Body Birth Rate +5%]

[Congratulations on obtaining reward: Family Holy Body Birth Rate +10%]

[Congratulations on obtaining reward: Family Luck +10,000]

[Ding! Influenced by the Fortune Golden Dragon, extra Family Luck +10,000]

One system notification after another rang in Su Zhou’s ears.

The current clan fortune had reached 400,000.

In the previous stage, fortune mainly improved the aptitude of descendants.

The next fortune milestone required reaching 1 million— and the system specifically noted that reaching it would grant an enormous resource reward.

Even Su Zhou felt a bit of anticipation.

“Mo Jian was taken away by the Supreme Academy.”

“But the Mo Family is now essentially exterminated—so does Mo Jian…”

Family extermination did not mean every member must be slain.

Some scattered clansmen surviving in other lands didn’t count.

However, Mo Jian was the main bloodline’s direct son— the Mo Family’s kirin child.

If he didn’t die, the Mo Family’s fortune wouldn’t dissipate.

The mission wouldn’t count as complete.

Originally, Su Zhou planned to wait for little Hao’er to take the bone himself and crush the last ember with his own hands— so the task might’ve dragged on for a few more years.

But unexpectedly, this mission had been completed early.

Could there be a hidden secret behind this?

Just then— the protector returned with the woman to Lingxiao Peak.

“Master!” The protector bowed respectfully.

And when little Hao’er saw the woman appear, he froze on the spot.

“Go now. Protect Su Nan.”

Su Zhou gave the order.